buffoonish

Variant of buffoon

buffoon definition

buf·foon (bə fo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

a person who is always clowning and trying to be funny; clown

Etymology: Fr bouffon < It buffone, jester < buffare, to jest, puff: of echoic orig.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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